Michelle Pfeiffer MUST Be Phyllis In The FOLLIES Film
Michelle Pfeiffer MUST Be Phyllis In The FOLLIES Film
#1Michelle Pfeiffer MUST Be Phyllis In The FOLLIES Film
Posted: 11/15/19 at 9:56am
Im writing this in the small hopes that someone involved in the early stages of this film or someone who knows someone involved sees this and can tell said person involved.
There is no single person on this planet as perfect to cast in the role of Phyllis for this film than Academy Award nominee Michelle Pfeiffer.
That is all.
nasty_khakis
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/15/07
#2Michelle Pfeiffer MUST Be Phyllis In The FOLLIES Film
Posted: 11/15/19 at 10:08am
Truly. She has everything a tremendous Phyllis needs. She has a cold/icy demeanor but also vulnerability and she knows how to turn on the warmth when it counts. She knows how to land a zinger. She has the look of a former showgirl who married a powerful wealthy man but won't look out of place at State dinners.
You do you think her ideal Sally would be? I can think of a dozen great film Sallys but I'm curious which do you think would work best with Michelle's Phyllis?
#3Michelle Pfeiffer MUST Be Phyllis In The FOLLIES Film
Posted: 11/15/19 at 10:16amIf dubbing were used in films for singing (like should have been done in most modern film musicals), I might say Julianne Moore would be an ideal Sally.
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#4Michelle Pfeiffer MUST Be Phyllis In The FOLLIES Film
Posted: 11/15/19 at 10:30am
I've always dreamed of a world where we got to see Catherine O'Hara play Sally.
rattleNwoolypenguin
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/11/11
#5Michelle Pfeiffer MUST Be Phyllis In The FOLLIES Film
Posted: 11/15/19 at 10:30am
Michelle Pfeiffer is too old by now.
This story is about displaced middle aged people.
Someone like Gwyneth Paltrow would be more suited for Phyllis.
nasty_khakis
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/15/07
#6Michelle Pfeiffer MUST Be Phyllis In The FOLLIES Film
Posted: 11/15/19 at 10:31am
I would love to see Toni Collette as Sally, but energy-wise she's close to Pfieffer and that could either be electric or make the characters too similar.
ErmengardeStopSniveling
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/18
#7Michelle Pfeiffer MUST Be Phyllis In The FOLLIES Film
Posted: 11/15/19 at 11:15am
Emma Thompson could be a wonderful, broken Sally to Pfeiffer's Phyllis if he isn't going to re-cast Imelda.
My suggestions for the boys:
Jon Hamm or Hugh Jackman as Ben
Steve Carell as Buddy (tho it would more likely be a John C. Reilly type)
#8Michelle Pfeiffer MUST Be Phyllis In The FOLLIES Film
Posted: 11/15/19 at 11:17am
Pfeiffer would be great.
I am hoping for Collette though, she needs to star in a movie musical pronto (specifically Next to Normal but I’ll take what I can get).
#9Michelle Pfeiffer MUST Be Phyllis In The FOLLIES Film
Posted: 11/15/19 at 11:18amI can definitely see Toni as Sally. But agree she’s the only one I want in the N2N movie.
#10Michelle Pfeiffer MUST Be Phyllis In The FOLLIES Film
Posted: 11/15/19 at 11:21am
She can't sing. Ever heard her Evita audition? Plus, she doesn't convey the ice queen person Phyllis uses as a defense (Phyllis is actually quite kind and generous, but that's not the persona she adopts).
#11Michelle Pfeiffer MUST Be Phyllis In The FOLLIES Film
Posted: 11/15/19 at 11:25am
I co-sign this. The long overdue Oscar is calling!
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#12Michelle Pfeiffer MUST Be Phyllis In The FOLLIES Film
Posted: 11/15/19 at 11:30am
I've been campaigning for Michelle Pfeiffer to play Phyllis long before this movie was announced, so count me in. Would also love to see Audra as her Sally.
#13Michelle Pfeiffer MUST Be Phyllis In The FOLLIES Film
Posted: 11/15/19 at 11:40amI think Allison Janney would be my #1 choice...
JBC3
Broadway Star Joined: 4/9/17
#14Michelle Pfeiffer MUST Be Phyllis In The FOLLIES Film
Posted: 11/15/19 at 12:04pmShe'll always have this thread.
jimmycurry01
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/28/05
#15Michelle Pfeiffer MUST Be Phyllis In The FOLLIES Film
Posted: 11/15/19 at 12:26pm
joevitus said: "She can't sing. Ever heard her Evita audition? Plus, she doesn't convey the ice queen person Phyllis uses as a defense (Phyllis is actually quite kind and generous, but that's not the persona she adopts)."
I have heard her alleged Evita tape, but I have also heard her in Grease 2, The Fabulous Baker Boys, Hairspray, and The Prince of Egypt. She sings quite well in those, and has been type-cast as of late playing icy women and villains. Pfeiffer is quite capable for this role.
singer234
Broadway Star Joined: 8/31/08
#16Michelle Pfeiffer MUST Be Phyllis In The FOLLIES Film
Posted: 11/15/19 at 12:44pmRenee Zellweger could be an interesting Sally.
#17Michelle Pfeiffer MUST Be Phyllis In The FOLLIES Film
Posted: 11/15/19 at 12:46pm
Pfeiffer easily passes for 40s or 50s. Easily. She’d be perfect for this
Having seen the last Broadway revival Melissa McCarthy would be a marvelous Hattie.
Can Helen Mirren sing? She’d be a thrilling Solange.
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JSquared2
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/23/17
#18Michelle Pfeiffer MUST Be Phyllis In The FOLLIES Film
Posted: 11/15/19 at 12:48pm
Bernadette Peters or Patti LuPone would both be interesting choices for Carlotta ("I'm Still Here" )
#19Michelle Pfeiffer MUST Be Phyllis In The FOLLIES Film
Posted: 11/15/19 at 12:53pmAnd cameos/roles for Angela Lansbury and/or Julie Andrews should be mandatory for this.
#20Michelle Pfeiffer MUST Be Phyllis In The FOLLIES Film
Posted: 11/15/19 at 12:57pm
It’s also a shame that Liza isn’t in good enough health to have a role in this because it almost seems unfair to not have her in it. 
nasty_khakis
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/15/07
#21Michelle Pfeiffer MUST Be Phyllis In The FOLLIES Film
Posted: 11/15/19 at 12:58pm
Jordan Catalano said: "And cameos/roles for Angela Lansbury and/or Julie Andrews should be mandatory for this."
Either would make a terrific Hattie. I could even see Angela as Solange and Julie as a Whitman with Dick Van Dyke or Christopher Plumber.
#22Michelle Pfeiffer MUST Be Phyllis In The FOLLIES Film
Posted: 11/15/19 at 1:01pm
If they’re able to get this film together in a short(ish) time frame, there’s just no end to the “love letters” to Broadway it could present with its casting.
It could be the “Avengers: Endgame” of Musicals.
#23Michelle Pfeiffer MUST Be Phyllis In The FOLLIES Film
Posted: 11/15/19 at 1:06pmIt would be homophobic if the cast was not full of our Broadway divas.
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
#24Michelle Pfeiffer MUST Be Phyllis In The FOLLIES Film
Posted: 11/15/19 at 1:08pmIt would literally be a hate crime.
#25Michelle Pfeiffer MUST Be Phyllis In The FOLLIES Film
Posted: 11/15/19 at 1:11pmI also love the idea of Chita as Solange.
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